Costume Plot
South Pacific
NELLIE FORBUSH
ACT I
Scene 1:Sun tan Naval nurse’s uniform consisting of shirt, skirt, cap
Scene 3: Light blue fatigue shirt, rolled up sleeves with FORBUSH stenciled on back, knee length denin pants, halter top under shirt,
Scene 5: repeat
Scene 6: repeat
Scene 7: repeat
Scene 8: repeat, minus denim shirt, add Emile’s panama hat
Scene 13: Evening dress
ACT II
Scene 1: Ballet costume, denim top and trunks, newspaper comic strip pleated skirt, hat, or optional ‘show’ costume
Scene 3: First Entrance – White oversized sailor unitorm with long black tie, sailor cap
Scene 3: Second entrance – Olive green finsh net gown with flowers and flowered headpiece
Scene 4: same as previous
Scene 8: White Nurse’s uniform, white nurse cap,
Scene 9: repeat
Scene 10: repeat
Scene 12: Same as Act 1, Scene 1
EMILE DE BECQUE
ACT I
Scene 1: White linen suit, cream colored shirts, black string tie
Scene 7: Cream colored shirt, tan jodphers or slacks, tan hunting jacket, Panama Hat, boot tops
Scene 9: repeat
Scene 13: Black dinner suit or tux, white shirt, black dress bow tie
ACT II
Scene 2: Eggshell gabardine suit, shirt, string tie
Scene 4: repeat
Scene 12: Camouflage pants, khaki shirt, Eisenhower camouflage jacket, steel helmet
LUTHER BILLIS
ACT I
Scene 3: Distressed old blue dungarees, faded blue fatique shirt with “LUTHER BILLIS” stenciled on back, green web belt decorated with sea shells, dirty sailor hat, dog tags, native ornamental necklace.
Scene 4: repeat; add boars tooth bracelet or necklace
Scene 7: same as previous scene
Scene 10: same as previous, take shirt off, carry over arm, hat in pocket
Scene 12: same a previous, shirt tied around waist, hat on
ACT II
Scene 2: Khaki shirt and pants show costume – ship tattoo on stomach,
Scene 3: Honey Bunn: shorts with TWIRLY and WHIRLY painted on sides covered with grass skirting, Two coconuts as bra, mosquito netting skirt trimmed with large green leaves. Wig with flowers.
Scene 4: repeat
Scene 6: dungarees, fatgue shirt, boor tooth bracelent,
Scene 11: same as Act I scene 3
LIEUT ENANT CABLE
ACT 1
Scene 3: Khaki marine officer uniform with marine cap, and dog tags.
Repeat through Act 1
ACT II
Repeat
CAPTAIN BRACKETT
ACT I
Scene 3: Tan officers uniform, shirt and trousers, officers cap.
Repeat through show – add jacket Act II Scene 11
COMMANDER HARBISON
ACT I
Scene 3: Tan officers uniform, officers cap
Repeat through show – add jacket Act II scene 11
LIAT
ACT I
Scene 11: Chinese silk blouse, black silk Chinese trousers
ACT II
Scene 2: Chinese dress
Repeat one of above outfits for Scene 10
BLOODY MARY’ ASSISTANT
Chinese jacket, long black Chinese trousers
STEWPOT
ACT I
Seabee fatigue pants, dirty white t-shirt with “STEWPOT” painted on chest, sailor hat, old cord for belt
ACT II
Scene 1 – outfit to match Nellie for ‘show’
Scene 2 and 3 – repeat
Scene 11 repeat Act I costume
PROFESSOR
ACT I
Seabee fatigue pants, marine fatigue jacket, fatigue hat
ACT II
Scene 1 – Show costume to match Nellie and Stewpot
Scene 2 and 3 – repeat
Scene 11 – Navy fatigue blue denim shirt, pant, white sailor hat
ABNER
Seabee fatigue pants, fatigue hat, white t-shirt, addfatigue jacket Act II scene 11
JEROME
ACT I
Scene 1: Native print short sarong, pants
Scene 13: pajamas
ACT II
Scene 12: repeat Act I Scene 1, add sailor hat
NGANA
ACT I
Scene 1: native print sarong, pants, flower in hair
Scene 13: nightgown
ACT II
Scene 12: native print short sarong, pants
HENRY
ACT I
Scene 1: long sarong, white waiter’s jacket
Repeat
SEAMAN TOM O’BRIEN
Act I
Blue denim fatigue pants and shirt, white sailor hat, repeat until
ACT II Scene 7
Navy officers khaki shirt, trousers, tan web belt, overseas cap.
Scene 11
Camouflage jacket and pants, helmet with camouflage cover
SEABEE Richard West and NAVY OFFICER
Act I
Marine fatigue jacket, pants, cap; repeat until
Act II Scene 2
Convict suit for show
Scene 4
Navy khakit shirt, trousers, cap; repeat through show
SAILOR & LIEUT. BUZZ ADAMS
Act I
Blue denim fatigues, white t-shirt, white sailor hat, black web belt; repeat until
Act II Scene 6
(Buzz) Khaki shirt, trousers, bet, blue baseball cap
YEOMAN QUALE
ACT I
Blue Denim fatigue pants and shirt, white t-shirt, white sailor hat ; repeat until
ACT II Scene 7
Navy officers Khaki shirt, trousers, web belt, overseas cap
Scene 11
Camouflage jacket and pants, helmet with camouflage cover
SGT KENNETH JOHNSON
ACT I
Khaki shorts, dark green web belt, fatigue cap, fatigue jacket, shirt T-shirt
ACT II
Scene 1 – weight lifter costume in show repeat until
Scene 7
Navy officers khaki shirt, trousers, belt hat
Scene 11
Camouflage jacket and pants, helmet with camouflage cover
MARINE CPT. HAMILTON STEEVES
ACT I
Scene 2
Marine fatigue trousers, cap, shirt; repeat until
ACT II
Scene 11
Camouflage jacket and pants, helmet with camouflage cover
SEABEE MORTON WISE
ACT I
Scene 2
Olive drab marine fatigue jacket, pants, pith helmet; repeat until
ACT II Scene 7
Khaki shirt, trousers, oversea cap.
Scene 11
Camouflage jacket, pants, helmet with camouflage cover.
RADIO OPERATOR BAB MCCAFFREY
ACT I
Scene 2
Blue denim fatigue shirt and pants, white sailor hat,; repeat until
ACT II Scene 1
Comic strip costume or show costume to match Nellie; repeat until
Scene 6 (Radio Operator)
Blue denim fatigue shirt and pants, sailor hat
Repeat through show
SAILOR and STAFF SGT. THOMAS HASSINGER
ACT I
Scene 2
Faded blue dungarees cut down as shorts, white sailor hat, t shirt; repeat until
ACT I Scene 7
Long marine fatigue trousers, shirt
Scene 11
Native print sarong, headpiece
ACT II
Scene 1: Khaki army shorts, attire for show
Scene 4: khaki shirt , trousers, fliers cap.
Scene 5
Olive drab coveralls, fatigue cap.
Scene 11
Camouflage jacket and pants, helmet with camouflage cover.
CHORUS
MARINE EXTRAS
ACT I fatigue trousers, shirt or t-shirt
ACT II camouflage jack and pants with helmet.
NATIVE MEN
Sarongs and Chinese style shirts/pants
SEABEE EXTRAS
Dungaree pants, and blue fatigue shirts, with sailor caps.
Optional ‘show’ outfits
Suits, etc if at the party scene as civilians
Chorus Women (as assigned)
Beach attire: cut off shorts, halter tops, etc.
White Navy Nurse uniforms
Light evening gowns for party scene
Various ‘show’ outfits to wear Act I Scene 1 – 3 ( We created a set of ‘Americana costumes’ for this show, featuring three girls in hats with ships on them…and T-shirts with Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria on them…..along with a variety of other costumes for the leads different from the traditional comic newspaper look.)
Nun costume
Tan Naval Nurse uniforms
Olive drab coveralls, camouflage helmets
Native women outfits – Chinese pants, shirts or dresses